This Act may be cited as the Family Law Act 1996.
Section 65 and this section come into force on the passing of this Act.
The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may by order appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes.
This Act, other than section 17, extends only to England and Wales, except that—
in Schedule 8—
the amendments of section 38 of the Family Law Act 1986 extend also to Northern Ireland;
the amendments of the Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act 1926 extend also to Scotland; and
the amendments of the Maintenance Orders Act 1950, the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, the Finance Act 1985 and sections 42 and 51 of the Family Law Act 1986 extend also to both Northern Ireland and Scotland; and
in Schedule 10, the repeal of section 2(1)(b) of the Domestic and Appellate Proceedings (Restriction of Publicity) Act 1968 extends also to Scotland.